Shoe-polishing machine.



F. MAGIDSON.

SHOE POLISHING MACHINE. APPLIOATIO Hmm D110. 23, 1907 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

F. MAGIDSON.

SHOE POLISHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Mmes, 1997.

- 5 thennoyfelnent. ofJthe'c mers 'andnpreyels .nisin showing' the in'iis'l'i'e's in 51h-ing ofthe horizontal buse-slmft .7 upon which -nprights 8 osciihite forwau'dbvr` and backt wm'diy toward and from foot-liest 4, and co1'- x 1 ring at the-ii uppcr'ends frume'Q pivoted to risennd {nl} thereon. Moiinted in this fra-Ine' is. the reversible irilslifcin'riexf"10',V having Fnniii; linx(IIzSoNY oinninol PnNNsYLYAnIA, 'AsslGNoR To wEsTMoBLAND'An-Toiii'rlc n'tea'nprn 27, loos.

lvjouruntalled in oneemi the bristle brush 11 for 'cleaning the shoe zend spreading-1 the polish these 'b'ru'shes is'ccomplihed in the manuel;

shown :me-describedausnahmesessel, This invention ielttes "to thct type of shoe" "right casing '5' fis :also snbstantielly the vseine asiin that-petentfexeeptingthatrone s heftl one.' of oranksl on shaft' .15'. -Bythisfmenns biish 'support which consistsoffan ontysmdly othe'eprirt ofy the vcarrier consists -of the inthe'znjmso' vwhich 'exte'nd above and belowv theverticnlside brush-31 and form bearings tnrnedoposition' and against lug 34, and opposesoutwcid-swinging of the su ports, so that the side brushes are normal y heldin close-relation to each other.`

For rotating erich side4 brush, shaft 32 4thereof carries asproketwheel which is connectedb chain 35- with the combined sprocket ancbeveled geur Wheel 36l rotatable o ix` a'yerti cal-mis in carrier 23. Gear =1\it`-the inner side of each cnrrier 23nis :L

-for' theverticalfnxinl sho'ft 32 thenpnfi- A 100 spring 33 ho'lds-jthe .sli'pport' in" iii'ardly .o erating 36 meshes with the beveled` gear 37, the latter being splined to and movable on shaft 21.

Hence, the carrier may reciprocate Without interfering with the'gearing and the driving of the side brush. As' the pivot points 29 of support .28 are 'in line with the axis of gear -wheel 36, the tensioned .brush su ,port may oscillate to conform the brush to tlie contour of the shoe without interfering with the rotation of' the brush, the" concentricrelation n between the: brush axis and its driving gear --not being disturbed. Y

The normal position lof the front and side brushesis as shownin Figs. Zand 3, the side brushes' being at the front end of the foot- `rest 4A and inclose proximity to the.front brush 11, Upon starting the machine', carshoe with the side brushes working into 'the irregularities thereof and around the -heel portion,- the brushes the-'heel'so that th back oftheshoe isfully treated. As -the side brushes thus move from-their normal position, the front brush carrier advances, carrying brush 11'or 13 up over the frontend or toe portion of the shoe, as shown, in Figs. 4 and 5, so that all ortio'ns to be cleaned and polished are e ectvively reached. The spring tension which o oses outward movementof the pivoted side rush supports causes those brushes to bear closely against theshoe and fully reach a1l ortions ofj the irregular side surfaces thereof, ,and particularly the hollow of the instep, the cleaning and polishing action being. just as orous and t orough at this point as at any ot er. Itis further characteristic of the improvement that the side brushes are in conadaptation, the liquid polish cans-orcontainers 40inove with earners '23 being-secured-thereto by straps-41.. Air tube 42 eads .from the pump directly to the sprayers, the tube branching at 43 with one .branch 44 leading tothe sprayer -at that sid'e ofthe machine, whilethe other branch .45 extends around-the casin .to the sprayer at the v en a fluid tube 46 leading from a can IiOand provided with a nozzleflike end directed to-v ward the shoe, with air tube 44 (or 45) entering tube 46 at the rear of the nozzle and,

meeting at the rear ofv'opposite side. Each o' the sprayers` consists- .fiers 23- are moved-along the sides of the.

' stant action all the while the machine is oper- -bination of a foot rest,

. vertical axes,

.other wheel whenthe air is'oi'i, inducing aflow of polish and spraying the same on the shoe. As the sprayers move With carriers 23 from one end tothe other of the shoe all portions of the latter are fully sprayed.- While vI refer to employ only ones rayer at each si shoe l do not confiiie myself thereto.

. The pump. 47 is preferably hinged at 48 to e of the wall 6, with -its rod connected `to crank 49 loose on shaft 18, a clutch-51 engaging and disengaging the crank Vith the' shaft. The clutch`andthe lever 52 for throwing it, also the lever-operating cam 53 onthe uppermost shaft 54 of the train of gearing, are arranged substantially as in Patent 868,35l, the leveroperating face of cam-53 being so arranged and timed as tooperate the pump (and the sprayers) the requisitelength of time, say

while carriers 23 are moving from the toe to.

the heel ofthe slice. It is further characteristie of, the present arrangement that its sprayers are at the rear of the side brushes,

and hence apply the-polish after the shoe has' been cleaned.

l claimz-f 1. In a shoe polishing machine, the conibination of a footrest, horizontal rotatable shafts at opposite sides of dinally of the shafts, brushes rotatably supported by the carriers, and gearing slidab e on the shafts and operatively connecting the same and the brushes for rotating the latter,

2. In a shoe polishin machine, the coinorizontal rotatable shafts at opposite sides of the rest, carriers,

means for reciprocating the carriers, supports pivoted to oscillate horizontally on` the earriers, sp)rings opposing oscillationof the supports, rus ies mounted 'in the supports on carriers and operatively connecting 'the shafts and brushes the carriers reciprocate.-

3. ln'a shoe polishing machine, the combination of a foot rest, horizontal rotatable shafts at opposite sides of the rest, carriers, means for reci rocating the carriers Ilongitudinally of the s afts, gear wheels journaled in the carriers, said gear wheels being slidable on and rotatable with the shafts, brushes sustained .by the carriers on vertical axes, and brush rotating means actuated by said gear wheels.

, 4. ln a shoe polish' i machine, tlelcombination of a foot rest, o'rizontal' rotatable shafts at opposite means for reciprocating the carrierslongitudinally of the shafts, a pairof gear Wheels 'ournaled in each of the carriers, one whee eing rotatable on a vertical axisv and the on a horizontal axis with the last named Wheel slidable on and rotated by one of said shafts as the carrier reciprocates, supports extending inwardly from. the carthe rest, carriers, -means for reciprocating the carriers longituand gearing movable With the sides of the rest,'- carriers,i

for rotating the latter as Y iis and pivoted to oscillatehorizontall thereon with springs for. opposing such osci lation, the supports oscillating concentrically with the gear wheels having vertical axes, and

gearing eonne'ctin the brushes with the last mentioned ar wheels. i.

5i In a s oe polishing mach e, the coinbination of a foot rest, horizontal rotatable shafts at opposite sides of the rest, a guide lo bar paralle ing each'shaft, a carrier slidable -on each of the barsland the corresponding shaft, `horizontall v#oscillating supports extending' wyardly rom the carriers, rotatable brushes mounted in the supports on vertical axes, and brush rotating gearing mounted in each of the carriers and operatively connected to the shaft on which the caiiier moves,

whereby the brush is rotated as the carrier,

reeiprocates.

420 A 6. In a shoeV polishing machine, thecombination of a foot rest, horizontal guideways at opposite sides of the rest including hori- -zonta irotatal'ile shafts, carriers and means 'for reciprocating the carriers longitudinally 2 5 ofthe guidewayssuppoits extending inwardly from. thecari'iers, each support consisting f of a (oke-sha ed' part havin its arms dispose( outwar ly and pivote( to the carrier and another yoke-shaped part having its arms disposed inwardly., brushes joumaled between the inwardly disposed arms, springs for opposing oscillation of the'suppoi'ts on the carriers, and gearing operatively connecting the shafts andy brushes for rotating the .latter as the carriers reciprocate.

7. In s; shoe polishing machine, the combination of afoot rest, brushes, movable biushsupporting' means for moving the brushes relatively to a shoe being polished, liquid polish containers carried yby the movable 40 rush-supporting means, discharge tubes foi' the containeis, and ilexible air tubes movable with the containers for causing polish to .-iiow therefrom.

8. In a shoe polishing machine, the combi- .45 nation of a foot rest, guide ways, brush supports and means for moving the supports on' the ffuideways, brushes onl the supports, liquid polish containers secured to the supports, polish discharging tubes for the coiitainei's, and iiexible air tubes movable with the containers for inducing a flow of polish through the discharge tubes.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK MAGIDSN. i Witnesses:

J. M. NEsBiT, JNO. J. FITZGERALD. 

